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The Good Things God Wants for You By Katie Bennett Excerpted from Heavenly Minded Mom by Katie Bennett ©2018 by Abingdon Press, used with permission .   He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all— how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? —Romans 8:32 Today on the radio I heard a voice clip from a well-known Bible teacher. She said that God is good—He wants good things for His people—so we should believe that He will give us good things. The voice clip was just brief enough that I couldn’t determine whether I agreed with her or not. She certainly spoke truth. God is undeniably, exceedingly, and completely good. He does want good things for His people, and He gives us many good things. Yet perhaps sometimes our definition of good is something far less than what God has in mind. Perhaps our finite, limited view leads us to define good things in terms of health, popularity, and material abundance. And thus, we settle. Howe...

Part 2 of an interview with Katie Bennett, Author of Heavenly Minded Mom In  Heavenly Minded Mom A 90 Day Journey to Embrace What Matters Most (Abingdon Press) , author and blogger Katie Bennett beckons moms into a new way of viewing their present reality by rising above the ordinary and routine to see a bigger plan and purpose for motherhood. This uplifting book offers moms the wisdom of Ecclesiastes, wrapped in the hope of the Gospel, and presented in bite-sized portions.  The 90 compelling meditations, scripture readings, and invitations to journal and reflect, will encourage us to reevaluate how we envision our lives and to claim a heavenly mindset towards our mothering tasks.  These inspirational readings will help us discover a new way of looking at our responsibilities as a mom through God’s eyes. Bennett encourages readers to embrace a simpler life filled with God’s promises and love as you reflect on God’s powerful work as it has woven through ...

Part 1 of an interview with Katie Bennett, Author of Heavenly Minded Mom The lives of moms are all too often consumed with wearisome, empty striving. There is an expectation from the world to keep up appearances, meet certain standards, and find satisfaction in the offerings of this life such as success, admiration, and ease. However, God has set eternity in a mother’s heart, and deep inside, and it is impossible to not long for more. In the new book, Heavenly Minded Mom: A 90 Day Journey to Embrace What Matters Most (Abingdon Press) , popular Mommy blogger Katie Bennett helps point her fellow moms to view their role through God’s vantage point. Following the birth of her second child, life was good for Bennett. Everything she had dreamed of for herself had come to pass, and it was all she had imagined, but also fragile. Because life is so uncertain she began to fear that she would lose it. Longing for hope, she entered a season of deep reflection on eternity. It was dur...

Popular Mommy Blogger Helps Moms to Claim True Hope and Meaning The lives of moms are all too often consumed with wearisome, empty striving. There is an expectation from the world to keep up appearances, meet certain standards, and find satisfaction in the offerings of this life such as success, admiration, and ease. However, God has set eternity in a mother’s heart, and deep inside, and it is impossible to not long for more. In the new book, Heavenly Minded Mom: A 90 Day Journey to Embrace What Matters Most , popular Mommy blogger Katie Bennett helps point her fellow moms to view their role through God’s vantage point. Following the birth of her second child, life was good for Bennett. Everything she had dreamed of for herself had come to pass, and it was all she had imagined, but also fragile. Because life is so uncertain she began to fear that she would lose it. Longing for hope, she entered a season of deep reflection on eternity. It was during that time her perspec...